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(French, couvre, to cover, and feu, fire). This is generally supposed to be an institution of William the Conqueror, who required, by ringing of the bell at eight o’clock in the evening, that all lights and fires in dwellings should then be extinguished. But the custom is evidently older than the Norman; for we find an order of King Alfred that the inhabitants of Oxford should, at the ringing of that bell, cover up their fires and go to bed. And there is evidence that the same practice prevailed at this period in France, Normandy, Spain, and probably in most of the other countries of Europe. Henry, Hist. Brit. vol. 3, 567. It was doubtless intended, as a precaution against fires, which were very frequent and destructive when most houses were built of wood. That it was not intended as a badge of infamy is evident from the fact that the law was of equal obligation upon the nobles of the court and upon the native-born serfs. And yet we find the name “curfew law” employed as a by-word denoting the most odious tyranny. It appears to have met with” so much opposition that in 1103 we find Henry I. repealing the enactment of his father on the subject; and Blackstone says that, though it is mentioned a century afterwards, it is rather spoken of as a time of night, than as a still subsisting custom. Shakespeare frecfuently refers to it in the same sense. This practice is still pursued in many parts of England and in this country, as a very convenient mode of apprising people of the time of night.
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(French, couvre, to cover, and feu, fire). This is generally supposed to be an institution of William the Conqueror, who required, by ringing of the bell at eight o’clock in the evening, that all lights and fires in dwellings should then be extinguished. But the custom is evidently older than the Norman; for we find an order of King Alfred that the inhabitants of Oxford should, at the ringing of that bell, cover up their fires and go to bed. And there is evidence that the same practice prevailed at this period in France, Normandy, Spain, and probably in most of the other countries of Europe. Henry, Hist. Brit. vol. 3, 567. It was doubtless intended, as a precaution against fires, which were very frequent and destructive when most houses were built of wood. That it was not intended as a badge of infamy is evident from the fact that the law was of equal obligation upon the nobles of the court and upon the native-born serfs. And yet we find the name “curfew law” employed as a by-word denoting the most odious tyranny. It appears to have met with” so much opposition that in 1103 we find Henry I. repealing the enactment of his father on the subject; and Blackstone says that, though it is mentioned a century afterwards, it is rather spoken of as a time of night, than as a still subsisting custom. Shakespeare frecfuently refers to it in the same sense. This practice is still pursued in many parts of England and in this country, as a very convenient mode of apprising people of the time of night.
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Curfew in relation to Local Government Regulatory Functions
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- Local Goverment Regulation
- Local Law Regulation
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Further Reading (Articles)
Curfews: Benefit or Bad News?, Law & Order; December 1, 1998; Cox, Dick
Curfew patrol, The Beacon News – Aurora (IL); May 28, 2008; Matt Hanley
Curfew confusion: Does anybody really know what time it is?, SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL); July 13, 2008
Curfew Plan Targets Violent Teens; Council Member Seeks to Halt Rise in Juvenile Crime in District, The Washington Post; March 31, 1995; Nancy Lewis
CURFEWS DURING DAY ARE VIOLATING RIGHTS OF PARENTS, YOUTHS.(News), Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); February 28, 1999
Teen curfew laws too confusing, SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL); July 18, 2008
Curfews seek balance between safety, rights, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); November 26, 2006; JOSEPH AX, STAFF WRITER
Curfew for Youths Becomes Law in D.C.; Barry Cites Safety; Questions About Enforcement, Legality Remain, The Washington Post; July 7, 1995; Howard Schneider Nancy Lewis
Curfew Popular but Not a Crime Fighter, Study Finds, The Washington Post; June 16, 1999; Daniel A. Grech
Curfew for the Kids?, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); December 4, 1997
CURFEWS SHOULD BE DECIDED LOCALLY, DOYLE SAYS.(Local/State), The Capital Times; May 31, 1996
CURFEWS.(Savvy), The Capital Times; June 27, 1996; Carr-Elsing, Debra
CURFEW CUTS CRIME; BURGLARY, ROBBERY RATES DROP IN FOOTHILL DIVISION.(News)(Statistical Data Included), Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); April 7, 1999
Curfew curbs violence, Honolulu Star – Advertiser; June 8, 2010; Vorsino, Mary
CURFEW PUT TO VOTERS’ TEST, The Recor
d (Bergen County, NJ); October 30, 1996; RAY ALEXANDER SMITH, Staff Writer
Curfew arrests double, The Beacon News – Aurora (IL); September 12, 2004; Mike Cetera
Curfew’s Focus Is Prevention: ACLU May Challenge New Law, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); June 30, 1997; Lacharite, Gretchen
Teen curfews; Curfews aren’t a cure-all, officials say Law enforcement officials say they are important as a tool that enables them to locate kids who need help and perhaps to provide them with guidance.(NEWS), Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); June 25, 1996; Duchschere, Kevin
Curfew Violation Reports Decline, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); June 26, 2000; Simmonsen, Derek
Curfews still source of disagreement with teens, adults, St. Joseph News-Press; March 13, 2005; MEREDITH HINES-DOCHTERMAN
Curfew in the Criminal Justice System
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Curfew in relation to Local Government Regulatory Functions
Find out in this American legal Encyclopedia the information on Curfew in relation to Local Government Regulatory Power and Function (and in the context of local government law).
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- Local Goverment Regulation
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- Juvenile Justice
- Delinquency Prevention
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